"Ab sugar kam karo," says a cousin.

Then the 4 pm chai arrives. What can a sweetener for menopause do? Tap to see → Read the guide

The honest line: no sweetener eases hot flushes, sleep or mood.

Its only job is to stand in for the sugar you would stir in. What it can do

"Sugar makes hot flushes worse?"

One Australian study found a link, not proof; that diet was high in fat too. We found no trial of any sweetener on flushes. Hot flushes

Three chai, two teaspoons each: 24 g of sugar.

Our own arithmetic On an 1,800 kcal day, 5% of energy is about 22 g. The cups use it all before any mithai. The sum

"Gur and honey are natural, so better?"

Both count as free sugars. Honey's glycaemic index is 61, table sugar's 65. Still sugar

Monk fruit, made without sugar alcohols.

Our pick In 30 healthy men its drink caused no glucose or insulin spike. Fewer long-term human studies than older sweeteners. Our verdict

And kheer and laddoo?

The article has the chai, kheer and laddoo swaps, and how to read the label after 45. Read the full article

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